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Housebuilders under pressure: profits squeezed as UK chases 1.5 million new homes
Major UK housebuilders are flagging thinner margins and slower completions even as Westminster leans harder on the sector to hit its 1.5 million homes...
Read articleBTR pipeline strengthens as major schemes secure approval, signalling a market turning point
UK build-to-rent planning approvals rebounded sharply in 2024 after two years of contraction, with REalyse data showing BTR units approved climbing back...
Read articleBTR momentum builds as institutional investors bank on rental delivery amid house-building slowdown
While speculative for-sale housing delivery has cooled, build-to-rent continues to attract planning consent and institutional capital across UK cities....
Read articleHousebuilders under pressure: stalled sales and rising planning fees threaten 2026 delivery pipelines
UK housebuilders are facing a squeeze from flatlining transaction volumes, thinning margins and sharply higher planning fees for homeowners and small...
Read articleBuild-to-rent's pipeline boom meets the Renters' Rights Act: what investors need to know
The UK's build-to-rent sector has expanded rapidly since the pandemic, with institutional capital chasing scale and covenant strength across major cities....
Read articleUK build-to-rent demand accelerates as rental growth outpaces a fragile sales market
Rental demand across the UK continues to outstrip supply, with achieved rents rising fastest outside London even as the capital's rents push further ahead...
Read articleHouse price uptick and stamp duty reform talk signal a turning point for the UK sales market
Modest annual price growth from Nationwide, Halifax and the official UK House Price Index is coinciding with fresh political debate over stamp duty reform,...
Read articleLondon's 87,992-home target puts boroughs and developers under new planning pressure
London's revised housing target of 87,992 homes a year, paired with a £39bn national affordable homes programme and a reformed National Planning Policy...
Read articleRenters' Rights Act 2026: how new tenant protections are reshaping UK rental market dynamics
The Renters' Rights Act is landing on a UK rental market already defined by tight London supply and resilient tenant demand. REalyse data shows landlord...
Read articleHouse price slump fears ease as June data hints at fragile UK recovery
June figures from Lloyds, Nationwide and RICS point to a modest 0.2% monthly rise in UK house prices alongside improving buyer sentiment, suggesting the...
Read articleLondon's 87,992-home target: how the revised NPPF is redrawing planning priorities
London's revised housing need of 87,992 homes a year, set under the updated National Planning Policy Framework, is pushing boroughs to confront brownfield...
Read articleBuild-to-rent investment rebounds as institutional capital chases stronger UK yields
UK build-to-rent is regaining momentum as institutional investors return to purpose-built rental housing, drawn by resilient yields and a planning pipeline...
Read articleRental demand surges as landlord confidence weakens across the UK
Tenant demand has hit its strongest level since May 2025, according to RICS, even as landlord instructions keep falling. REalyse listings data shows rents...
Read articleUK house prices stall as buyer demand stays fragile: what the data really shows
Nationwide, Lloyds and RICS data all point the same way this summer: headline price growth is holding up, but buyer demand, agreed sales and...
Read articleBuild-to-rent braces for the Renters' Rights Act as London rents hit £2,290 a month
As London's average asking rent climbs toward £2,290 a month, the Renters' Rights Act's 1 May 2026 commencement is reshaping how institutional and private...
Read articleUK asking prices post biggest June fall in 14 years as developers rethink build pipelines
Rightmove's 0.6% June drop in average asking prices — the steepest for the month since 2011 — has landed alongside stubbornly negative RICS sentiment on...
Read articleNew planning framework and London's 88,000-home target are rewriting the rules for developers
A revised National Planning Policy Framework and London's steep new housing target of 87,992 homes a year are forcing developers to rethink land values,...
Read articleUK house price growth steadies: has the sales market found its floor, or is it just drifting?
UK house prices moved sideways again in the latest indices, with marginal monthly gains masking a market still weighed down by higher borrowing costs. We...
Read articleLondon rental demand outpaces supply again: where rents are rising fastest in 2026
London's rental market is tightening once more, with asking rents climbing fastest in outer boroughs like Enfield, Croydon and Bromley even as prime central...
Read articleLondon's housing target jumps to 87,992 homes: what the revised NPPF means for delivery, land values and borough pipelines
The revised National Planning Policy Framework has pushed London's annual housing target to 87,992 homes, more than double recent delivery rates. We look at...
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